Arena of Valor Switch Beta Comes With Exclusive Krixi Lunar Fairy Epic Skin
By Jesse Collins ·
Helping out the developers of a game to get through a beta comes as its own reward. But sometimes, they give you a little something extra. Beta players of Arena of Valor on Switch get a special Krixi skin, for instance.
With Arena of Valor hitting the Nintendo Switch as a Beta (and upcoming full release), the developers are going full steam ahead on making sure the game is up to snuff. The Beta launched on Thursday (June 28) officially, but keys are just finally rolling out for those that signed up on their website. But, they've sweetened the pot a bit.
As the beta codes roll out, an interesting tid bit caught our eye in the invite email: Beta players get access to a special Krixi Epic skin when the final release comes. This support mage-class hero looks to have a bunny on her head in this skin and rounded butterfly wings instead of her usual pointed pixie wings. It's hard to tell by the single image what the entire character looks like, but the change of longer, braided brown hair instead of her usual short, pink "pixie" cut is immediately noticeable. Additionally, her clothing is blue, pink, and white instead of her normal green. It seems traditionally Chinese in look, which makes a lot of sense because until now, it's been a Chinese exclusive skin.
Eagle-eyed fans of the game would probably recognize this skin right away as Krixi's Moon/ Lunar Fairy skin that came to the Chinese version of the game in 2017. The theme has a bunch of bunnies floating around her in other promo images and she wears full-leg bunny stockings/socks. Her skirt has a moon on the front as well, which is unable to be seen in the English teaser image, but has a full reveal in prior art.
As the skin will only be available at the official release of the Nintendo Switch version to Beta testers, it's unclear if mobile users will get access to this same skin or if it is Switch exclusive. As of right now, Krisi has four skins available on mobile: the green themed Original, the blue flower themed Flower Child, the green and white Papillon, and the swimsuit-wearing, inflatable dolphin Summer Bash.
In the mean time, check out Arena of Valor's limited time Football Fever game mode and our guide on how to properly use Arum!